The fifth volume of the all-Ukrainian publication “Jubilees of Ukraine” has been released. The publication is dedicated to the anniversaries of 2010 — 2011 and timed with the 20th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence. The presentation of the book took place on May 17 in the Column Hall of the Kyiv City Hall.
This book reveals to the world the new names of talented people known for their service to the glory of Ukraine. The watercolors of Arthur Fonvizin and Vera Yasnopolskaya from the collection of the Odessa Roerich House Museum used as illustrations for each of the 14 thematic sections of the book. This publication includes four articles by E. G. Petrenko, the director of the Odessa Roerich House Museum:
95th Anniversary of Vera Leonidovna Yasnopolskaya
105th Anniversary of Boris Alekseevich Smirnov — Rusetskiy
180th Anniversary of Helena Petrovna Blavatsky
75th Anniversary of Odessa painter Stepan Ivanovich Khimochka